BENT

	VANCE DE WAELE as Horst A graduate from Concordia’s Theatre Performance program, Vance is honored to have the opportunity to be a part of this production. His other recent stage endeavors include A Lie of the Mind (Fallen Angel Productions), I See London, I See France (CETM), Transhumain (Doc. Theatre) as well as Altera Vitae’s Almost Blue. Vance would like to thank everyone who is coming to see the show and hopes that its message of tolerance, acceptance and love touches you all.
	CHRISTOPHER MOORE as Max Christopher attended the John Abbott Professional Theatre Program where he received the Pamela Montgomery Award upon graduation in 2005. Recent credits include Iago in Shakespeare's "Othello" (Persephone Productions), David Lewis in "Haunted House" by Endre Farkas (Tableau D'Hote) and Curley in Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men" (Montreal Theatre Ensemble). His Fringe credits include The Narrator in "Under Milk Wood" by Dylan Thomas in 2007 (Vanguard Productions) and as David in Katherine Dempsey's "Penumbra" in 2009 (Rabbit in a Hat Productions), which was short listed for Best English Production and chosen to be remounted at The Centaur's Wildside Festival this winter.
	ADAM LEBLANC as Rudy Awarded the Best Leading Actor Award for his role of Dreyfus in "The Pink Panther Returns", Adam is a graduate of the John Abbott College Professional Theatre Program. Selected credits include Mortimer Brewster in "Arsenic & Old Lace" (Geordie Productions), George Milton in "Of Mice and Men" (MTE), Dan in "The Elusive" (Tableau d'Hôte), voted best play in the Montreal Mirror's "Best of Montreal" 2008, Camille Chandebise in "A Flea in Her Ear" (Hudson Village Theatre), Cliff in "The Woolgatherer" (MTE), and The Narrator in "Dancing at Lughnasa" (JAC). He can next be seen playing Eddie Carbone in the Montreal Theatre Ensemble's upcoming production of Arthur Miller's "A View from the Bridge". He is thrilled to be taking part in this production.
	YVES JACQUIER as The Officer Yves Jacquier is proud to come out of the closet as an actor under the Altera Vitae Productions banner. Coming from a background of music as a singer/songwriter/guitarist, you might have seen him performing in the local band DD Swank or have heard the band’s compositions in Altera Vitae Productions’ stagings of “Almost Blue” and “’night, Mother”, as well as Black Theatre Workshop’s Youthworks production of “The Procrastin8r”. Back in France he led the French rock band Amadablam and produced 2 albums. As a producer he co-created, co-wrote and animated monthly musical and comedy shows for Henix Television and Radio PI. As a performer he took part in shows in “Les Restos du Coeur” and as singer/songwriter/guitarist, continues to collaborate in various musical projects. (www.le-jack.com)
	SERGE TURCOTTE as Greta Serge began his stage career as a dancer for the Ensemble national de folklore Les Sortilèges. He participated in many musical and theatre workshops with Robert Marien, Sergine Dumais and Danielle Fichaud among others. For over 10 years Serge was a chorus member of the acclaimed production Elvis Story which toured Quebec City, Toronto, Paris and Tokyo. Serge also played the Tin Man in the French adaptation of the musical, "The Wizard of Oz". Others credits include, "That's Alright Papa" and the musicals "The Wall", "Babies Bless Them All" and "The North Pole Has Lost the North". On television he has appeared in "Matière à enquête" and "Km/h". In the Next Wave Festival's productions, he was in "I see London, I see France", "The Naked Voice" and you may have seen him recently as Henry in the Canadian premiere of the new musical "Slow Dance with a Hot Pick Up".
	MARK WATERS as Wolf & Freddie Mark is happy to be making his Altera Vitae debut in Bent. After earning an undergraduate degree in Marketing at Concordia, and working in sales for IBM, Mark decided to drop everything to pursue an acting career. After studying acting in Los Angeles, he made his stage debut in a production called Life During Wartime at the Avery Schreiber Theatre in Burbank, California. Since returning to Montreal, he has appeared in an independent film called Refrain, and earned a role on a US television pilot called Unfair & Imbalanced. Most recently he appeared on stage as Prince Edward in a stage production of Queen Milli of Galt, and on a TV show called Blue Mountain State as an ESPN news anchor.
	CAROLYN FE, Director There was a time when Carolyn would ask herself what she would do if the time came to retire. But a second question always comes up, "Retire from what?" In January 2010 Carolyn takes on the role of "Joss" in Zeitgeist Theatre Collective's production of "P4W" written by local playwright Julia Ainsworth. As she continues to promote her CD with her Blues band with shows in and around Montreal, she prepares for the direction of 2 theatrical projects. Carolyn continues the search for plays that will educate people about important issues involving our local community groups. She believes that we can all do more to better the lives of others around us. By purchasing your ticket you are helping GRIS (www.gris.ca) and your community. Thank you for supporting Altera Vitae.
	ANNE-MARIE PIERRE, Stage Manager Anne-Marie is a graduate of John Abbott College’s 3-year Professional Theatre Technical Program. She has stage managed shows for Village Theatre, Trouper Belle Productions, Lakeshore Light Opera, Persephone Productions, The Montreal All-Star Cheerleaders & Rabbit in a Hat Productions. She has also produced & directed 3 shows with her own production company 3 Blind Mice Productions. She is just coming off of a show done by 3 Blind Mice Productions in Hudson called Grimm Tales & is looking forward to remounting Penumbra by Katherine Dempsey at Centaur in January during the WildSide Festival. Anne-Marie is honored to work with such a talented & dedicated cast on this wonderfully important project & she is thrilled to once again work with Carolyn-Fe. Enjoy the show!
	DAN LEGAULT, Sound Design Dan has been in the music industry way before the internet was a viable medium for musicians. He has worked for R.I.O. which was owned by Bob “Rags” Ramaglia (manager for Corey Hart, April Wine). As a musician, his live experience with various bands has him performing on TV, music videos, opening for major recording artists as well as headlining festivals in front of 30,000 people and a tour of Africa. Owning and operating a multimedia company, Dan has produced full length albums for artists helping them gain recognition in the industry. Dan has teamed up with Altera Vitae Productions in recording voice demos for actors.
	SCOTT DRYSDALE, Light Design He loves his job!
	OLIVER KOOMSATIRA, Fight Choreography Oliver graduated from Dawson College's Theatre Program, was awarded The 2008 Elsa Bolam Award in Recognition of Outstanding Achievement by an Emerging Theatre Artist and has worked in over 70 film and theatre productions thus far. He is currently playing Mowgli at The Citadel Theatre (Edmonton) and The MTYP (Winnipeg) in Geordie Productions' The Jungle Book. Check out his webpage at http://www.oliverkoomsatira.blogspot.com/ for more details.
	JANIS KIRSHNER, Media Relations

Altera Vitae produces works of theatre that engage and service the community. With each new production, the company partners itself with a valuable organization whose mandate is similar to themes in the current play.
For BENT, Altera Vitae supports GRIS www.gris.ca , an organization that demystifies homosexuality by providing
a safe and accepting environment for youth. This year, GRIS celebrates 15 years of service to the community.